Tape printer and recording medium configured to reduce print object size when specified size is impossible to print

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a tape printer includes a controller configured to execute a tape width acquiring process, an object acquiring process, a first specification receiving process, a determining process, and a first reduction process. In the object acquiring process, a first and a second print object to be formed on a first or a second line of the print-receiving tape, are acquired. In the first specification receiving process, specifications of a first and a second size are received. In the determining process, it is determined whether or not a print of the first and the second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes and the tape width of the print-receiving tape. In the first reduction process, at least one of the first and the second print object is reduced in accordance with a magnification rule so that the print of the first and the second print object becomes possible.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-212901, which was filed on Oct. 17, 2014, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to a tape printer and a recording medium that form desired print.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]There are known tape printers that form desired print on a print-receiving tape. In the tape printer (tape printing device) of this prior art, desired print is formed on the print-receiving tape (tape) supplied from a tape cartridge (tape cassette) mounted to a cartridge holder (cassette storage part). At this time, an operator can specify a size of a desired print object that he or she intends to form into print.[0006]In the tape printer of the prior art above, a width of the print-receiving tape supplied from the mounted tape cartridge may be relatively narrow when various ...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a tape printer and a recording medium on which is stored a print display program used in the tape printer, capable of reliably forming print objects spanning multiple lines, even if the width of the print-receiving tape is relatively narrow.

[0008]In order to achieve the above-described object, according to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a tape printer comprising a feeder configured to feed a print-receiving tape, a printing head configured to form desired print on the print-receiving tape fed by the feeder, a cartridge holder configured to attach and detach a tape cartridge configured to supply the print-receiving tape, and a controller configured to control the feeder and the printing head, the controller being configured to execute a tape width acquiring process for acquiring a tape width of the print-receiving tape disposed in the tape cartridge mounted to the cartridge holder, an object acquiring process for acquiring a first print object to be formed on a first line of the print-receiving tape in a tape width direction, and a second print object to be formed on a second line of the print-receiving tape in the tape width direction, a first specification receiving process for respectively receiving a specification of a first size when the first print object is printed, and a specification of a second size having a value that is different from a value of the first size when the second print object is printed, a determining process for determining whether or not a print of the first print object and the second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes on the print-receiving tape, based on the specifications of the first size and the second size received by the first specification receiving process, and the tape width of the print-receiving tape acquired by the tape width acquiring process, and a first reduction process for reducing at least one of the first print object and the second print object in accordance with at least one preset magnification rule so that the print of the first print object and the second print object becomes possible in a case where the print according to the specified sizes is determined to be impossible by the determining process.

Problems solved by technology

In such as a case, when the size of the print object specified by the operator is relatively large, it becomes difficult to form the print object with that size on the print-receiving tape.

In particular, if print objects spanning multiple lines are to be formed in a tape width direction, the possibility exists that the width of the print-receiving tape will be inadequate, making print formation impossible.

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